The Zombie Survival thread.

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The Dude said:
Where would everyone's preferred bug-out location be? I'd probably head to the Jackson Hole area of Wyoming. It's remote, plenty of game for food and fresh water, and is only a half day's drive from where I live.
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Also, that's where my alternate headquarters are. After the zombie apocalypse, we can sip Mai Tais on the back porch as the supervolcano blows.
View from said back porch (no shit):
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And if the zombies do get you, you die with a nice view.
 
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"fortunately" I live in driving distance of Middlesbrough, the darkest pit in the northern hemisphere where no zombie will dare venture. since it has long since faced the apocalypse and no man in his right mind will ever willingly go there I will be able to hide out there with ease and feed on it's supply of gristle flavoured meat pies while staying with the friendliest bunch of gonorrhoea infected whores I can find

It will be tough but I may just survive
 
The Dude said:
Bladed weapons are a must have...
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I disagree. Hack a zombie in the head with a sword, axe or machete and assuming it doesn't just glance off his skull, you'll have your weapon stuck in a dead zombie's skull. Try to chop off his head, and you'll almost certainly fail, and run a big risk of having your weapon stuck in a live zombie's spine. A blunt shorthandled weapon like a hammer or trench-mace would be much, much superior. Short, sturdy, rounded tools like awls or sharpened screw-drivers and chisels would also be preferable to any kind of sword or machete ; you could drive one into the eye or behind the ear and twist it around without it getting stuck or broken.

The Dude said:
Clothing is also essential here. Things like high quality leather motorcycle jackets and pants will protect your body and extremities from bites.
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Agreed, and just pointing out that you could even scavenge chainmail from scuba-diving supply stores and motorcycle apparel stores, as well as all the spergy renaissance-fair type businesses you'd expect to find chainmail in. Even easier is prison-kevlar ; just rip a shitload of pages out of some books and tape or glue them over your most vulnerable areas ; making a vambrace for your left forearm means you could just jam it into a stupid zombie's face and then kill him while he tries to chew through it. Aside from leather, paper and chainmail, cutting up plastic traffic cones or car tires would also make excellent bite-proof armour.

The Dude said:
A good sidearm is a must.
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Disagree again. If you have to destroy the brain to kill a zombie, then we should assume you have to destroy the brainstem ; the rest of the brain is pretty much non-vital to zombie functions. Hitting the brainstem with a pistol would require some damn fine shooting from a range far too close to be thinking about aiming steadily, and even if you shoot perfectly there's a chance the bullet will deflect off all the bone and sinuses it has to go through. A pistol would be great to have in any kind of apocalypse, but I don't think it'd only be of much use dealing with the living.
 
I figure I should sperg a bit here. A leather jacket isn't going to stop a human bite. Humans can bite through a cinder block without pain inhibiting them, so leather jacket or chain mail isn't going to be bite proof it's more likely to protect you from scratches.
 
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Sidearms are merely a backup weapon for when your rifle is out of ammunition, or if your surroundings are too closed in to be able to utilize your rifle.
 
Firearms should be saved to use against other people. It's a waste to use them against zombies unless you really have to.
 
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I need one of these for my zombie survival kit. Get in touch with my inner Clint Eastwood.

 
exball said:
I figure I should sperg a bit here. A leather jacket isn't going to stop a human bite. Humans can bite through a cinder block without pain inhibiting them, so leather jacket or chain mail isn't going to be bite proof it's more likely to protect you from scratches.
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plus, it'll slow you down. But again, it depends on the zombie we're talking about, if it's the thriller zombies, you can just distract them by dancing and playing 80s music or something.
 
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Fialovy said:
plus, it'll slow you down. But again, it depends on the zombie we're talking about, if it's the thriller zombies, you can just distract them by dancing and playing 80s music or something.
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So just make sure that it's a red leather jacket, and you're covered both ways.
 
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Hellblazer said:
Fialovy said:
plus, it'll slow you down. But again, it depends on the zombie we're talking about, if it's the thriller zombies, you can just distract them by dancing and playing 80s music or something.
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So just make sure that it's a red leather jacket, and you're covered both ways.
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yeah, you gotta be prepared for all types of zombies, that was kind of my point I was getting across in this thread because every time somebody talks about zombie survival, they don't specify the zombie, which can be confusing.
 
^George Romero zombies. Which he never thought of as "zombies" anyway, he called them ghouls. :geek: :geek:
 
Something like "28 Days Later" IS possible though. It's still survival horror.

That's why I'm glad I'm a runner.
 
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I actually don't think a real life zombie outbreak would cause an apocalypse. I mean, things would get screwed up. But I think it would end up more like the ending of Night Of The Living Dead, with the slow stupid zombies being defeated by the smart organized bands of rednecks. A bigger danger than dumb slow moving zombies who can only bite you would be people mistaking you for a zombie and shooting you. Hell, you could probably just catch a bunch of zombies, release them into a fenced off area, then have people pay to go out into the area with a six pack and a bunch of ammo and hunt zombies.
 
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